Log Lake Fishing Guide, Marquette County, Michigan

• Overview

  Michigan holds Log Lake, in Marquette County. The bank gives way to lake country bush. It runs to roughly 175 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. You are looking at roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It ranks high for size among our Marquette County listings. Supplies mean a trip to West Ishpeming, 13 miles off. Ishpeming is 14 miles and Negaunee 16 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Log Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Marquette County records list white sucker, yellow perch, rainbow smelt and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Log Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 11°F to 63°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Log Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Wolf Lake, 1.7 miles away. Confirm access to Log Lake locally before you travel.